We Were Soldiers (2002)

The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War, and the soldiers on both sides that fought it, while their wives wait nervously and anxiously at home for the good news or the bad news.

All Releases

Domestic (67.7%)
$78,122,718
International (32.3%)
$37,252,197
Worldwide
$115,374,915
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorParamount Pictures
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Domestic Opening$20,212,543
Budget$75,000,000
Earliest Release DateMarch 1, 2002 (Domestic)
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 18 min
GenresAction Drama History War

By Release

Release GroupRolloutMarketsDomesticInternationalWorldwide
Original ReleaseMarch 1-October 31, 200223 markets$78,122,718$36,538,066$114,660,784
2006 Re-releaseMarch 28, 2006Hong Kong$714,131$714,131

By Region

Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic1$78,122,7181,102
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan1$5,060,2801,604
Australia1$3,941,9081,288
South Korea1$1,842,1051,777
Taiwan1$856,538748
Hong Kong1$714,1311,246
New Zealand1$526,7091,248
Russia/CIS1$232,9363,744
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Germany1$3,605,1571,531
United Kingdom1$2,965,7272,063
Italy1$2,136,0141,739
Spain1$1,186,6262,495
France1$751,7544,361
Türkiye1$531,7611,373
Austria1$447,0971,465
Norway1$348,7841,534
South Africa1$229,9281,589
Netherlands1$217,8073,012
Hungary1$61,0592,174
Bulgaria1$13,2802,313
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$3,173,5111,140
Brazil1$355,8212,253
Argentina1$77,0572,696
Chile1$29,2342,082